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 I sense you're coming at this note from a very specific point of view. You mention movies, neighborhoods, race, glorification, warriors, etc. All words from your replies. 

I still posit that most if not all families have a gangster in their midst. 
I'd be so bold as to say it's possible there is a drug dealer in most American families too. 
I'm not suggesting you know who the drug dealer in your family is. And it's a good thing that you don't know who it is. Like gangsters, drugs can be bad for your neighborhood too. And bad for a race.